Nicolae Caranfil

Nicolae Gheorghe Caranfil (also spelled Caramfil; 28 November 1893 – 22 April 1978) was a Romanian fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Nicolae Caranfil
Personal information
Born(1893-11-28)28 November 1893
Galați, Romania
Died22 April 1978(1978-04-22) (aged 84)
Forest Hills, New York, United States
Alma materGhent University
Minister of Air and Marine
In office
13 November 1936 – 1 January 1937
Prime MinisterGheorghe Tătărăscu
Succeeded byGheorghe Tătărăscu
Sport
SportFencing

Born in Galați, he completed his secondary studies at the city's Vasile Alecsandri High School in 1911. He then went to Bucharest to study at the National School of Bridges and Roads, completing his civil engineering studies at the École de Génie Civil of Université de Gand in Belgium, followed by post-graduate studies at the University of Cambridge.[2]

After returning to Romania, Caranfil was mobilized into the Army in 1916 as a second lieutenant and served in an artillery unit during World War I. From 1922 to 1929 he was director of the Electrica company, founded by fellow engineer Dimitrie Leonida.[2]

From 13 November 1936 to 1 January 1937 Caranfil served as Minister of Air and Marine in the Third Tătărăscu cabinet. He was elected a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy in 1940.[3]

A street in Sector 1 of Bucharest is named after him.[4]

References
  1. "Nicolae Caranfil Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  2. Olteneanu, Mihai (15 February 2003). "Ingineri mari personalități Nicolae Caranfil (1893–1978)". www.agir.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. (in Romanian) Membrii Academiei Române din 1866 până în prezent at the Romanian Academy site
  4. "Strada Nicolae Caramfil". bucurestiul.info. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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